I have some Fox News lovers too and I find it unbearable at times to defend or promote humanity. I have tried stating we are not discussing politics or ..... and that only lasts for so long as so many are so entitled to their opinions as facts. And, comfortable sharing them with no fear of judgement .When I do take on these very heavy conversations I feel exhausted and only relieved a bit when I see their hearts open just a bit for those others and their circumstances.
"We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it. Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she will not allow herself to be separated and banned from her two sisters without taking them along with herself in an act of mysterious vengeance. We can be sure that whoever sneers at her name as if she were the ornament of a bourgeois past -- whether he admits it or not -- can no longer pray and soon will no longer be able to love." ~ Hans Urs von Balthasar
I love this post. I love that the nurse used a gentle humor to reassure your elderly friend. I will need to think about a moment like this when I opened my heart.
I have some Fox News lovers too and I find it unbearable at times to defend or promote humanity. I have tried stating we are not discussing politics or ..... and that only lasts for so long as so many are so entitled to their opinions as facts. And, comfortable sharing them with no fear of judgement .When I do take on these very heavy conversations I feel exhausted and only relieved a bit when I see their hearts open just a bit for those others and their circumstances.
"We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it. Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she will not allow herself to be separated and banned from her two sisters without taking them along with herself in an act of mysterious vengeance. We can be sure that whoever sneers at her name as if she were the ornament of a bourgeois past -- whether he admits it or not -- can no longer pray and soon will no longer be able to love." ~ Hans Urs von Balthasar
I love this post. I love that the nurse used a gentle humor to reassure your elderly friend. I will need to think about a moment like this when I opened my heart.
Yes, Im looking for every small glimmer